[CANUFNET] Launching the Global Urban Tree Inventory

[Alessandro Ossola]

Dear all,

to let you know we launched the Global Urban Tree Inventory, a database of about 4,700 tree species living in ~500 cities and towns globally. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/geb.13169
Thanks to all of you who collected and provided data to support this research.


Best Wishes,
Alessandro Ossola, PhD


Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Research Coordinator, Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia



Latest publications:

Ossola, A., Jenerette, D., Chown, W., McGrawth, A., Hughes, L, Leishman, M., 2020. Urban vegetation locally mitigates daytime land surface temperature during a summer heatwave. (Forthcoming)

Ossola, A., Hoeppner, M., Burley, H., et al., 2020. The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world’s cities. Global Ecology and Biogeography., https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13169.

Ossola, A., Lin, B., 2020. Making Nature-Based Solutions “climate-ready” for a 50°C world. (Forthcoming)

Threlfall, C., Marzinelli, E.,M., Ossola, A., et al., 2020. Towards cross-realm management of coastal urban ecosystems. In press, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

Kurylo, J., Threlfall, C., Parris, K., Ossola, A., Williams, N.S.W., Evans, K., 2020. Butterfly richness and abundance along a gradient of imperviousness and the importance of matrix quality. Ecological Applications., 0(0)e02144. doi/10.1002/eap.2144.

Le Roux, J., Leishman, M.R., Cinantya, A., Gufu, G., Hirsch, H., Keet, J.-H., Manea, A., Saul, W.-C., Tabassum, S., Warrington, S., Yannelli, F., Ossola, A., 2020. The future of plant biodiversity in the face of global change. Current Biology, 30, R371–R392.

Marchin, R.M., Ossola, A., Leishman, M., Ellsworth, D., 2020. A simple method to simulate drought on plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10:1715.

Jeliazkov, A., Mijatovic, D, et al., 2020. A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space. Scientific Data 7;6.

Ossola, A., Locke, D., Lin, B., Minor, E., 2019 Yards increase forest connectivity in urban landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 34, 2935–2948.

Burley, H., Beaumont, L., Ossola, A., et al., 2019. Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change. Science of the Total Environment, 685: 451-462.

Ossola, A., Locke, D., Lin, B., Minor, E., 2019. Greening in style: Urban form, architecture and the structure of front and backyard vegetation. Landscape and Urban Planning, 185: 141-157.



Current special issue:

Frantzeskaki, N., Ossola, A., Bush, J., 2020. 'Nature-based solutions for changing urban landscapes: Lessons from Australia', Urban Forestry and Urban Greening<https://www.journals.elsevier.com/urban-forestry-and-urban-greening/call-for-papers/changing-urban-landscapes-australia>.



Latest media:

The United Nation’s Disaster Risk Reduction knowledge platform<https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/70805>; The Daily Telegraph<https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/urban-heat-mapping-shows-backyard-trees-cool-suburbs/video/ffccd4c28ea67494aef545172bda4dee?btr=920252b9f85abaab39f7e40790cc1438>; The Conversation<https://theconversation.com/a-solution-to-cut-extreme-heat-by-up-to-6-degrees-is-in-our-own-backyards-133082>; Eco Voice<http://www.ecovoice.com.au/backyards-can-help-with-global-warming-study-finds-backyard-gardens-lower-temp-as-much-as-6-degrees/>; The Advertiser<https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adaptwest-and-smart-green-cities-reveal-the-cooling-effect-of-trees/news-story/dda1a47062977bf827ced71d0d6eb814>; Cosmos Magazine<https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth-sciences/trees-and-heat>, SBS Radio<https://www.sbs.com.au/language/italian/audio/covid-19-e-i-rischi-all-ambiente>

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